A Pocono Mountain School Board member on leave of absence will head to Monroe County Court on charges of beating and then pointing a gun at his brother-in-law during a May 23 argument in the board member's home.

A Pocono Mountain School Board member on leave of absence will head to Monroe County Court on charges of beating and then pointing a gun at his brother-in-law during a May 23 argument in the board member's home.

Mountainhome District Judge John Whitesell found sufficient evidence after a Thursday hearing to send assault charges against George Strunk, 38, of Cresco, to county court.

Placed in Monroe County Correctional Facility in lieu of $5,000 bail after his arrest, Strunk had posted bail and was free as of Thursday.

Strunk is charged with punching and kicking Greg Oney during an argument in Strunk's home, which left Oney with a broken ankle and separated shoulder, and then pointing a .45-caliber handgun at him and saying, "No one is going anywhere."

Police said Strunk held Oney at gunpoint for a few minutes and then let him and wife Debra Strunk leave the home, though court papers do not indicate if the gun was loaded.

George Strunk said he never attacked Oney, pulled a gun or held anyone at gunpoint.

He said Oney attacked him when he confronted Oney and Debra Strunk about a suspected drug dealer coming to the home to collect money Debra Strunk owed the dealer.

George Strunk took a leave of absence from the school board after being charged.